грыжа

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryža.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡrɨʐə]
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Noun

гры́жа • (grýža) f inan (genitive гры́жи, nominative plural гры́жи, genitive plural грыж)

  1. (pathology) hernia
    зарабо́тать гры́жу (colloquial, + instrumental or на (na) + prepositional)
    zarabótatʹ grýžu
    to break one's back (doing something)
    (literally, “to earn a hernia”)
    Я э́той «непы́льной работёнкой» себе́ гры́жу зарабо́тал.
    Ja étoj «nepýlʹnoj rabotjónkoj» sebé grýžu zarabótal.
    I broke my back working on this “easy job”.

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: գրիժա (griža)
  • Azerbaijani: qrija
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